Where does “Saladin” come from?

Saladin comes from Arabic Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn, literally meaning "righteousness of the faith," a title adopted by the 12th-century Kurdish military leader Yusuf ibn Ayyub.

Ancestry of “Saladin”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	صَلَاحُ الدِّين	—

Every word from Arabic صَلَاحُ الدِّين →

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